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News
Monday 29 April 2013 at 7-10pm
Michael Horovitz & daevid allen: an evening of words, music and song
In 1963 Michael Horovitz invited the Dave Allen Trio with Robert Wyatt, Hugh Hopper & Mike Ratledge to perform poetry and jazz at his New Departures event at London’s Marquee Club. Now 50 years later, these two pioneers of performance poetry meet again to share their poetry in London. Tickets £7 doors, £4 concs.
The Art Workers Guild, 6 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AT
Spring 2013
Gearbox Records releases All Star Jazz Poetry SuperJams for Record Store Day
Three recordings:
Blues For The Hitchhiking Dead (Jazz Poetry SuperJam #1),
Ballade Of The Nocturnal Commune / Extra Time Meltdown (Jazz Poetry SuperJam #2)
Bankbusted Nuclear Detergent Blues (Jazz Poetry SuperJam #3).
Picture-Poems and other Artworks 1963-2008 by Michael Horovitz
Art@42, 42 Pembridge Road, Notting Hill Gate, London W11 3HN
Appeal
Poetry Olympics needs storage space!
Torchbearer Michael Horovitz is urgently seeking affordably rented storage/studio space in/within a few miles of Notting Hill Gate, Bayswater and Ladbroke Grove areas. Even poetry, art and music productions are on offer as part payment. If you know of available space, please send details from the Contact page.